Topic 'BluRay player - does brand matter?' in forum 'Audio/Video Chat' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21343105 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:13:23 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:13:23 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21362128 said by Korro:

This is all actually pretty funny. If Sony killed HD movies...why is it that Many movies will not play on a Sony. Did HD DVD have these kind of issues as well?

You would think the manufactures of Blue Ray discs would use the correct codecs.
It's not the codecs but the Blu-ray format. From what I've read HD-DVD was a finalized format and was being released for sale. Sony didn't want HD-DVD to get an early lead so they releases a sort of 'beta' Blu-ray format. Knowing the format wasn't finished and would change. The problem comes with manufactures using the newest version before the updates are released for the players (for the players that can be updates).
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But, as of now everything is working fine so... :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361617 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:34:30 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361609 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361609 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:33:02 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361594 said by imrf:

You're lucky. Many first release DVD players had problems with dual layer discs. Many couldn't handle the layer switchover. Most needed a firmware update, others were paper weights.
Really?
I wouldn't even know how to go about performing a firmware upgrade on an ancient DVD/LD unit (if one was available). There are no special ports for such a procedure?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361594 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:29:06 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361561 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361561 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:22:17 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361543 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21361543 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:16:19 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21359462 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21359462 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:52:30 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21354450 said by Sentinel:

I was thinking about the Samsung BD-P2500 or the 2550. They *appear* to have pretty good specs but not a lot of reviews. I think they are too new I guess.
Go to AVS Forums. There seem to be people there with more money than they know what to do with and are constantly "upgrading" their equipment to the latest versions or models of everything !

Here is their thread on the two models you mentioned, »www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthre···=1058811]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21354450 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:51:25 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21354437 said by stet:

Sony seems to be much quicker at responding to these kinds of compatibility issues. Remember, Sony is also in the movie business of this game too, so their interest in compatibility is much more important.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21354437 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:48:57 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21352597
Whether they've corrected this now, I don't know.

Just recently, I purchased a PS3 and I'm very happy with it's player .. certainly, I consider it to be just as good as my Panasonic unit. Too, what an amazing value! If you're not already streaming media to your system .. the PS3 is a great streamer! Course, it's a mighty fine game machine too. An advanced computer in it's own right, capable of adopting the Linux or Windows OS. The 80 gig drive too small? Right now (have only checked NewEgg pricing), and in 15 minutes total time start to finish (longer if brain damaged), you can throw a WD 500 gig 2.5 drive into it for $150.00.

Anyway, the point being .. the PS3 is a damn good Blu-ray player AND .. for (about) the same money as a stand-alone player.

If my PS3 excitement is showing .. I just can't help myself.
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I have had no problems updating either to new firmware as available via the Ethernet connections both have.

That said I have had more "quirks" with the Samsung and playing Blu-ray movies. IE: no start, lock up, etc. None with the HD-DVD's. Blu-Ray discs seem to take a lot longer to start up as well on a general basis.

Is it the player? Or do Blu-Ray movies in general have more "quirks"? Can't say for sure, but love the PQ from both of them.
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said by BF69:

I think you need to compare features. Try reading some reviews. Cnet is good for that. Some of the cheaper players are slower to load and also some of the cheaper ones are not profle 2.0. Some for those can be upgraded to profile 2.0 with a firmware upgrade some can't. That's if profile 2.0 is important to you. It's not to me, but that's me.
I have a Sony that wasn't cheap and loads hella slow. but for fast firmware fixes, you can't beat sony.
I wasn't advocating any particular brand. I wasn't merely putting up a link for reviews. It up to each person to decide which is best for them. It depends on which features you feel are the most important. If you go into the store and they ave some on display they should have any issues with you testing them out. If they do I would not shop there.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21348505 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:29:59 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21348310 said by BF69:

I think you need to compare features. Try reading some reviews. Cnet is good for that. Some of the cheaper players are slower to load and also some of the cheaper ones are not profle 2.0. Some for those can be upgraded to profile 2.0 with a firmware upgrade some can't. That's if profile 2.0 is important to you. It's not to me, but that's me.
I have a Sony that wasn't cheap and loads hella slow. but for fast firmware fixes, you can't beat sony.
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Did HD DVD have these kind of issues as well? There hasn't been a disc that my Toshiba HD-DVD couldn't play. But there were some problems that I read about before buying mine, and a firmware update fixed them, and they were quick about it. Now the Xbox 360 add-on has had a fair amount of issues, some took a while to resolve, others were quick.

Sony has to update the PS3 fast since that is what's driving BR. If they don't get the bugs fixed in the console, they'll screw themselves over and people will stop buying their stuff.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21346092 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:51:39 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21346063
You would think the manufactures of Blue Ray discs would use the correct codecs.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21346063 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:46:15 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21345590 --
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And so it goes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21345128 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:55:04 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21344995
»reviews.cnet.com/home-video-revi···nArea1.0]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21344995 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:31:14 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21344611
Other things like features concern me less. Those kinds of differences you always find in all electronics. But I would hate to get a Samsung BR player and find out that the Sony has a better image processor or something like that Or that it's upconverting chip is superior because most of my current DVDs are SD.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21344611 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:25:10 EDT Re: BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21343353 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21343353 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:34:08 EDT BluRay player - does brand matter? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21343105
I was thinking of getting a Samsung player. Are they as good as Sony?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/BluRay-player-does-brand-matter-21343105 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:43:25 EDT